Created by Frederick Harris, Jr. in the Fall of 1999, the MIT Wind Ensemble is comprised of MIT undergraduate & graduate students studying a wide variety of fields. The central mission of the MIT Wind Ensemble is the enhancement of the musical education and artistic sensitivity of its members through performance in large and small wind ensembles of music of diverse styles from the 16th century to the present day. A secondary mission is the creation and nurturing of new music for the wind ensemble medium. MITWE has collaborated with the MIT Concert Choir, MIT Chamber Chorus, MIT Dance Theater Ensemble, professional vocalists, jazz musicians, and major composers from the US and abroad. MIT Afflilated Artist Kenneth Amis, is the Assistant Conductor of MITWE. MITWE performs four concerts per year on the MIT campus. Auditions are held at the beginning of each academic year. For more information contact Dr. Harris at fharris@mit.edu.

Recordings:
Drill - Evan Ziporyn
Concertino for Violin and Chamber Winds - Peter Child
Colonial Song - Percy Grainger
Handel in the Strand - Percy Grainger

The most recent MITWE CD, 'Waking Winds,' is available at Tower Records and online at Innova Recordings.

"An exhilerating range of approaches to the modern wind band."
- Ken Smith of Gramophone Magazine

Repertoire Sample:
The following are examples of works recently performed by MITWE.
Second Suite - Gustav Holst
Folk Song Suite - Ralph Vaughn Williams
Symphony in Bb - Hindemith
Molly on the Shore - Percy Grainger
Abraham - John Harbison
The Ornate Zither and the Nomad Flute - Evan Zipoyrn (world premiere)
Gleams from the Bosom of Darkness - Lior Navok (world premiere)
Postcard - Frank Ticheli
Octet - Stravinsky
Serenade in C minor - Mozart
Lincolnshire Posy - Percy Grainger
The Art of the Fugue - J.S. Bach, trans: Kenneth Amis

Commissioned Works:
MITWE annually commissions works from renowned local, national, and international composers. Composers who have written for MITWE include Michael Weinstein, Evan Ziporyn, Kenneth Amis, Peter Child, Charles Shadle, and Mark Harvey.

Rehearsals:
MITWE rehearses Monday and Wednesday nights from 7:30 to 10:00 each week in Kresge Auditorium.